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18.—(1) This regulation applies where a person dies and the total of—
(a)any sums that were due to the person under these Regulations; and
(b)any sums payable under these Regulations to the person’s executors,
does not exceed the amount specified in any order for the time being in force under section 6 of the Administration of Estates (Small Payments) Act 1965(1) and applying in relation to the death.
(2) Where this regulation applies the Scottish Ministers may, without requiring the production of confirmation, pay the total sums referred to under paragraph (1)(a) and (b)—
(a)to the deceased’s executors; or
(b)to the person, or to or among any one or more of any persons, appearing to them to be beneficially entitled to the estate,
and any person to whom such a payment is made, and not the Scottish Ministers, shall thereafter be liable to account for any amount so paid.
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